ISLAMABAD — It’s never been easy being a sexual minority in Pakistan, but transgender citizens, known here as eunuchs or “hijras,” are getting a surprising amount of judicial protection and newfound civil rights. Read full article > >
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For transgender Pakistanis, newfound rights
ISLAMABAD — It’s never been easy being a sexual minority in Pakistan, but transgender citizens, known here as eunuchs or “hijras,” are getting a surprising amount of judicial protection and newfound civil rights. Read full article > >
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For transgender Pakistanis, newfound rights
A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say.
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US drone ‘kills 10′ in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — As U.S.-funded Afghan jihadists battled the Soviets in the late 1980s, the unassuming American-run bar in this ancient frontier city bulged with gossiping foreigners. Today, with another Afghan conflict winding down, the watering hole practically echoes with emptiness. Read full article > >
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Khyber Club’s bartender had front-row seat to history in Pakistan
England name uncapped spinner Danny Briggs in their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai – but batsman Ian Bell is left out.
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Briggs & Buttler in one-day squad
Alastair Cook urges England to show fighting spirit as they bid to avoid defeat – and a series whitewash – in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
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Cook seeks character from England
Pakistan’s foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked Nato report accuses Islamabad of links to the Taliban.
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Pakistan dismisses Taliban links
The report summarized the views of Taliban detainees who said that they were benefiting from cooperation with some Afghan officials and Pakistan’s intelligence service.
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NATO Plays Down Report of Collaboration Between Taliban and Pakistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.
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Pakistan security ‘helps Taliban’
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, was permitted to travel abroad Monday by the nation’s Supreme Court after two months of fending off treason allegations over his purported involvement in a mysterious memo that sought Washington’s help to neuter Pakistan’s powerful military. Read full article > >
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Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan envoy to U.S., allowed to travel abroad
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in a “60 Minutes” interview that a doctor who is now in prison worked with the C.I.A. to gain access to Osama bin Laden’s compound.
Former batsman Geoffrey Boycott describes England’s performance in the 72-run defeat by Pakistan as the worst he has seen.
The US defence secretary says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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US fears for Bin Laden ‘informer’
Unidentified assailants rained rockets on Pakistan’s elite military academy on Friday in an unusual outburst near the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed.
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Rockets Fired on Pakistan Military Academy Near Bin Laden Hideout
The remarks by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday offered the strongest indication yet that the tensions may be dissipating.
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Yousaf Raza Gilani Softens Criticism of Army and Spy Agency
Khyber Club’s bartender had front-row seat to history in Pakistan
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012NATO Plays Down Report of Collaboration Between Taliban and Pakistan
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan envoy to U.S., allowed to travel abroad
Monday, January 30th, 2012Rockets Fired on Pakistan Military Academy Near Bin Laden Hideout
Friday, January 27th, 2012
